Salt Peanuts Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Just looking for some recommendations for good CD-R that I could use for burning music, since most of CD-R's I buy are crappy generic ones I use for data-related purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 I'm not sure if they're still the best but I really like Tayo Yuden, and they're not too expensive: http://www.supermediastore.com/taiyo-yuden-cd-r-media-cdr-media.html I use the white inkjet discs (I find some computer drives have an easier time reading the white label opposed to the silver). Verbatim AZO-Blue are supposed to be really good as well. I have a few of these discs that are at least 6-7 years old that all read fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerius Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 I swear by Taiyo Yurden discs since I've yet to have one fail in the 10 years or so that I've been using them. I have well over 100 of them and they're all still mint and read like new. I just drop by the store every now and then and pick up a pack of the made in Japan Fujifilm CDR's, they just plain work. I've also heard great things from the local audio guys about the Mitsui Gold discs which are made in Colorado, but I have no experience with them so I can't comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted October 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Thanks guys. I'll give Taiyo Yuden CD-R's are shot. I really wish I could pick them up locally as stores around here usually just carried Memorex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanoha Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Get a good burner. I cannot stress how extremely important this is. You will simply be flabbergasted by the number of errors that appear in burns from crappy burner. And yes, TY all the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted October 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Get a good burner. I cannot stress how extremely important this is. You will simply be flabbergasted by the number of errors that appear in burns from crappy burner. And yes, TY all the way. Being a mac user, not much of an option there, unless I get myself an external unit or stand-alone unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanoha Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Being a mac user, not much of an option there, unless I get myself an external unit or stand-alone unit. Oh! I see. The burner inside the Mac could be sufficient; I don't know. Or you can get a good burner and stuff in it an external USB/Firewire 5.25" enclosure if necessary later on. Once you get your Taiyo Yuudens, burn something and run a scan on it with cdspeed. http://www.cdspeed2000.com/ It'll tell you how good your burns are. Some drives support the better testing program k-probe, but the Mac built-in burner probably doesn't. But maybe. http://www.k-probe.com/ Best of luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 MAM-A MAM-A MAM-A MAM-A http://www.american-digital.com/prodsite/product.asp?p=870&c=51&name=Mitsui80MinUnbrandedGoldSpindle These are the same CDs that MFSL uses for their gold discs. They are king of my CD-R world. Also available in brandless silver for half the cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hYdrociTy Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 mam-a group buy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanoha Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 MAM-A MAM-A MAM-A MAM-A http://www.american-digital.com/prodsite/product.asp?p=870&c=51&name=Mitsui80MinUnbrandedGoldSpindle These are the same CDs that MFSL uses for their gold discs. They are king of my CD-R world. Ooh, I have a stack of those somewhere. I've only used them twice though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted October 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 MAM-A MAM-A MAM-A MAM-A http://www.american-digital.com/prodsite/product.asp?p=870&c=51&name=Mitsui80MinUnbrandedGoldSpindle These are the same CDs that MFSL uses for their gold discs. They are king of my CD-R world. Also available in brandless silver for half the cost. Jeebus those are expensive. Although not as bad as MoFi branded ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Jeebus those are expensive. Although not as bad as MoFi branded ones. SWIM actually uses them to burn out of print MFSL and DCC cds that SWIM acquires digitally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 mam-a group buy? I don't know if it'd be worth saving a nickel, when it probably will just go back into reshipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hYdrociTy Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 I don't know if it'd be worth saving a nickel, when it probably will just go back into reshipping. Thing is, since they are a dollar each, and some of us don't need many of them, a group buy would be nice. I would be in for like.. 20 of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Thing is, since they are a dollar each, and some of us don't need many of them, a group buy would be nice. I would be in for like.. 20 of them. 25 is "like" 20 of them. Why don't you just buy 25 of them? I still have my BASF ceramics for mastering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojnihs Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 fuck it, i'm getting some Taiyo Yudens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 fuck it, i'm getting some Taiyo Yudens nice price at American Digital: http://www.american-digital.com/prodsite/product.asp?p=637 quarter a disc. I buy my MAM-As from them, they are good to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanoha Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 i use whatever is on sale, and i have no complaints. Gah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philodox Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Considering getting a 100pack of the TY's to start and maybe 25 of those fancy gold discs for the really special recordings. A couple questions. 1. I've got a NEC DVD Burner. Any reason to get a better [possibly external] CD burner? 2. What application should I use? I've got a full version of Nero and UltraISO. 3. Should I do a direct copy from disc to disc using the same drive, multiple drives, creating an image, ripping to WAV first, etc? 4. Should I volume normalize the discs? I've heard this can help loud/hot recordings sound less... like ass. 5. What printer works well with those white inkjet printable TY's? I don't have a printer at the moment and if I was to buy one I would probably get a laserjet, but having printed labels on my copies would be kind of cool. 6. Any suggestions on an application that will search out and print track listings and possibly album art for the discs I'm copying? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philodox Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Anyone tried something like this? http://www.american-digital.com/prodsite/product.asp?p=1132 or this http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1515247&Tab=11&NoMapp= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 >1. I've got a NEC DVD Burner. Any reason to get a better [possibly external] CD burner? Dunno. >2. What application should I use? I've got a full version of Nero and UltraISO. I use EAC for all my burns. >3. Should I do a direct copy from disc to disc using the same drive, multiple drives, creating an image, ripping to WAV first, etc? If you are just copying from disc to disc, I think the best way to go is use EAC to create a disc image, then use EAC to burn that same disc image. When I burn CDs I am mostly burning from FLACs. I use the integrated dbPoweramp or whatever it is called to convert all the FLAC to wavs, then I create a cue sheet in EAC by dragging and dropping onto the write screen. >4. Should I volume normalize the discs? I've heard this can help loud/hot recordings sound less... like ass. No. And nothing will make your loud/hot recordings sound less like ass. >5. What printer works well with those white inkjet printable TY's? I don't have a printer at the moment and if I was to buy one I would probably get a laserjet, but having printed labels on my copies would be kind of cool. Dunno. >6. Any suggestions on an application that will search out and print track listings and possibly album art for the discs I'm copying? I don't know of a program, but I'm sure there must be one. I just write on my CDs with a klone marker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philodox Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Here is another one: http://www.produplicator.com/1socddub52cd.html I'm really warming up to this idea as since my computer isn't dual core, when I burn... I burn. If these external standalone units work well it could really be a nice solution for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hYdrociTy Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 25 is "like" 20 of them. Why don't you just buy 25 of them? I still have my BASF ceramics for mastering. Think of the savings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 So I had the day off work, so I decided to have a MAM-A party! Ingredients for a sweet MAM-A party: 1. MAM-A CDRs. I had 74min Audio CDRs, 74min Archival CDRs, and 80min 700MB CDRs. 2. A CD Wallet or jewel cases 3. Music to burn 4. Caffeinated beverages 5. Time MAM-A PARTY TIME! :dance: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hYdrociTy Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 I was gonna order mam-a proaudio golds and taiyo yudens too! cds are fun.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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